André Butzer (born in 1973 in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

), is a German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

Biography

Butzer was born in

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

and lives in Rangsdorf near Berlin. He makes semi-abstract paintings that feature cartoon-like characters and objects. Butzer is interested in the comic genre, whose ambivalence comes on the one hand from a childlike inflation of effect and on the other hand from an artificial lifelessness, set beyond morality. Butzer’s work has been called ''Science-Fiction-Expressionism'', he is influenced by

James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was associated with the artistic g ...

Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning (; ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born in Rotterdam and moved to the United States in 1926, becoming an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter El ...

, and

Phillip Guston Philip Guston (born Phillip Goldstein, June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. Early in his five decade career, muralist David Siquieros described him as one of "the most promising ...

. In 1997, he helped to foun
Akademie Isotrop
in

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. Butzer is represented by

Galerie Max Hetzler Galerie Max Hetzler is a gallery for contemporary art with locations in Berlin, Paris and London. History The Galerie Max Hetzler was founded in Stuttgart in 1974. In 1981, the gallery presented the first exhibitions of Martin Kippenberger and Al ...

in Berlin, with whom he has exhibited with since 2003, and Nino Mier Gallery in Los Angeles.

Selected exhibitions

2014

* "André Butzer / Christian Eisenberger", Künstlerhaus KM–, Halle für Kunst & Medien,

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

2011

* "andré butzer , der wahrscheinlich beste abstrakte maler der welt", Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover * "André Butzer", Carbon 12 Dubai

2007

* "Niveaualarm" (with Klaus Auderer, Bara, Katja Barth, Hanna-Mari Blencke, Lutz Braun, Ben Cottrell, Bjorn Dahlem,

Matthias Dornfeld Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

, Axel Geis, Patrycja German, Michael Hackel,

Thomas Helbig Thomas Helbig (born 1967 in Rosenheim, West Germany) is an artist based in Berlin. Helbig attended the Gregor Hildebrandt Gregor Hildebrandt (born 1974 in Bad Homburg, West Germany) is a German contemporary artist who lives and works in Berlin, Germany Early life and education Gregor Hildebrandt graduated from Hochschule der Künste, Berlin in 2002, after he stud ...

Andreas Hofer Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subse ...

Leiko Ikemura is a Japanese-Swiss painter and sculptor. Biography Leiko Ikemura studied at Osaka University from 1970–1972. She then left Japan to study in Spain from 1973 to 1978 at the Academia de Bellas Artes in Granada and Seville. In 1979, Ikemura ...

, Franka Kassner, Erwin Kneihsl,

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Anna Kolodziejska Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

Gabriel Kondratiuk In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

Kitty Kraus Kitty or Kittie may refer to: Animals * Cat, a small, domesticated carnivorous mammal ** Kitten, a young cat Film * Kitty Films, an anime production company in Japan * ''Kitty'' (1929 film), based on the Deeping novel; the first British talkin ...

Alicja Kwade Alicja Kwade (born 1979) is a Polish-German contemporary visual artist. Her sculptures and installations focus on the subjectivity of time and space. Kwade lives and works in Berlin. Early life and education Kwade was born in the industrial cit ...

, Katrin Plavcak, Emanuel Seitz, Markus Selg, Astrid Sourkova, Lorenz Straßl, Frank Lucy Tonke, Remco Torenbosch,

Joep van Liefland Joep van Liefland (born 1966 in Utrecht) is a contemporary conceptual artist from Netherlands. He lives and works in Berlin. His work focuses on the phenomenology of media and their transformation. He is particularly interested in the matter of ...

, Aribert von Ostrowski, Iskender Yediler,

Thomas Zipp Thomas Zipp (born 1966, Heppenheim, Germany) is an artist based in Berlin. Education Zipp studied at the Städelschule, Frankfurt (with Thomas Bayrle) and the Slade School London from 1992–1998. Work Art With a palette that favors burnt umber ...

, etc.) kuratiert von Ulrich Wulff, Kunstraum Innsbruck * "Imagination Becomes Reality. Eine Ausstellung zum erweiterten Malereibegriff. Werke aus der Sammlung Goetz", ZKM Museum für Neue Kunst,

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

* "Kommando Friedrich Hölderlin Berlin", Galerie Max Hetzler,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

(cat.) * Alison Jacques Gallery,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

* Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Inc.,

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* ''Friedens-Siemense (Teil 2)'', Galerie Guido W. Baudach,

* ''Hitz ond Brand'', Ortsmuseum Wolfhalden, Appenzellerland / Swiss Kommando Calvin * Cohn, New York, salon 94,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

2006

* "Imagination Become Reality: Ein mehrteiliger Ausstellungszyklus zum Bildverständnis aktueller Kunst. Part IV: Borrowed Images", Sammlung Goetz,

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

* "Amerikanische Technik im Jahr 2017", Patrick Painter Gallery,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

* Galerie Bernd Kugler,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

* "Griessbrei für alle!", Galerie Max Hetzler,

2005

* "La nouvelle peinture Allemande", Carré d’art-Musée d’art contemporain De Nîmes,

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2004

* "Heimweh",

Haunch of Venison Haunch of Venison was a contemporary art gallery operating from 2002 until 2013. It supported the work of contemporary leading artists, presented a broad and critically acclaimed program of exhibitions to a large public through international exh ...

* "Galerie Bernd Kugler",

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

2003

* "Todall!", Galerie Hamelehle und Ahrens,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

2002

* "Friedens-Siemense (Part 1)", Galerie Gabriele Senn,

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* "Wanderung nach Annaheim", Maschenmode, Galerie Guido W. Baudach,

2001

* "Galerie Hammelehle und Ahrens",

(with Markus Selg)

2000

* "Akademie Isotrop", Galerie Daniel Buchholz,

* "Der Realismus bereut nichts!", Contemporary Fine Arts,

1999

* "Ich bin Munch", Galerie Esther Freund,

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Collections

* Scharpff Collection * Taschen Collection * Goetz Collection * Rubell Collection * Colección Lázaro

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...

*Images, biography and texts about Andre Butzer from th
Saatchi Gallery

References

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